Bentley and Craig
/ˌbentli ən ˈkreɪɡ/
/ˌbentli ən ˈkreɡ/
- a famous British legal case. In 1952 two young men, Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig, were caught on a roof in south London by the police, who believed they were involved in a crime. Craig shot and killed a policeman after Bentley had shouted, ‘Let him have it!’ (which could mean either ‘Give him the gun!’ or ‘Shoot him!’). Britain still had capital punishment at the time, and Bentley, who was 19 but had a mental age of 11, was hanged. Craig, who was 16, was sent to prison. Bentley’s family continued to argue that he should not have been executed, and in 1998 the Court of Appeal finally pardoned him.
Bentley和Craig：英国著名的法律案件。1952年，两名年轻男子Derek Bentley和Christopher Craig在伦敦南部的屋顶上被警察抓获，他们认为他们卷入了犯罪。宾利大喊：“让他来吧！”克雷格开枪杀死了一名警察。（这可能意味着“给他枪！”或“向他射击！”）。当时英国仍受到死刑处罚，本特利（Bentley）当时19岁，但精神病年龄为11岁，被绞死。16岁的克雷格（Craig）被判入狱。本特利的家人继续辩称他不应该被处决，1998年，上诉法院最终赦免了他。